‘A Mindset Shift’: How Senior Care Communities Adapt to Modern Tech Expectations

‘A Mindset Shift’: How Senior Care Communities Adapt to Modern Tech Expectations

Glen Tibbitts, United Church Homes’ Corporate Director of IT and HIPAA Security Officer, says he’s noticed a “mindset shift” as residents’ expectations change. Photography by Leonardo Carrizo
“Otherwise, you’ll see people with a device that’s still in the box,” he says. “People will tend to engage with technology if they feel they have agency in the process. That’s really important.”
Looking ahead, UCH is piloting a number of clinical and lifestyle technologies, including a smart badge that transcribes the speech of employees and family members for deaf patients.
“It’s all about abundant life and abundant aging,” Tibbitts says. “We want to make the move…

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IncludeHealth Secures $11M for Virtual Musculoskeletal Platform

IncludeHealth Secures $11M for Virtual Musculoskeletal Platform

What You Should Know:– IncludeHealth, a provider of musculoskeletal technology solutions raises $11 million in a recent financing round led by CincyTech, with participation from Tamarind Hill and other investors.– The company plans to use the funding to further expand MSK-OS™, the Company’s remote care platform powered by computer vision.AI-Powered Virtual Physical TherapyIncludeHealth partners with musculoskeletal providers to extend their reach beyond the clinic and unlock hybrid care models. The MSK-OS platform improves the delivery of musculoskeletal care by leveraging computer vision to deliver personalized, measured care through patients’ own devices without the need for wearable sensors, additional hardware, or even…

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Which Moves Should Providers Watch From Amazon, CVS & Walgreens This Year?

Which Moves Should Providers Watch From Amazon, CVS & Walgreens This Year?

Primary care has been historically dominated by traditional providers that deliver care via fee-for-service models, but retail companies have been amping up their efforts to disrupt the space in recent years. Over the next decade, it will become increasingly difficult for hospitals and other traditional healthcare providers to ignore these disruptors, according to a recent report from the American Hospital Association. 
The report cited a Bain & Company analysis that predicted disruptors could own as much as 30% of the $260 billion primary care market by 2030. So what moves by Amazon, Walmart and CVS will the industry need to watch to…

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Florida ACO achieves value-based care goals with real-time patient data platform

Florida ACO achieves value-based care goals with real-time patient data platform

Achieving value-based care goals remains a difficult challenge for many providers who also are trying hard to provide equitable care. Pathways Health Partners, an accountable care organization that works with more than 280 providers across multiple clinical specialties, works with organizations to address these issues.THE PROBLEM
“Ensuring access to patient records in real time, regardless of where patient care is delivered, was an ongoing hurdle for our organization,” said Ricardo Matos, CIO at Pathways. “It was a significant limitation with regard to our providers making timely, informed care decisions.
“And we knew from our experience working with partners over the years that trying…

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